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Juliana Agudelo
1 day ago
I have lived in this community for a few years, and overall it has been a great place to call home. The location is excellent, the property is quiet, clean, and feels very safe, and the staff has always been wonderful. Gina and Tammy, in particular, have consistently been professional, helpful, and caring, and they are a big reason why living here has been such a positive experience.
Unfortunately, since the building access system was changed, the resident experience has become much less convenient.
The current system relies almost entirely on a cell phone, creating a single point of failure that can leave residents locked out of their own building. If your phone battery dies, you're locked out. If you accidentally leave your phone inside, you're locked out. If your phone breaks, you're locked out. If you're changing devices and encounter setup issues, you're potentially locked out. If the app fails or there are connectivity problems, you're locked out.
What makes this especially frustrating is the lack of a backup option. There is no access code, residents cannot purchase a fob, and there is no physical key alternative. In other words, there is no contingency plan.
Waiting for a neighbor to walk by and let you in is not a contingency plan—it is improvisation.
My husband and I recently experienced this situation ourselves after accidentally leaving our phones inside our apartment. We were forced to wait outside until another resident happened to arrive and could let us into the building. I have also personally helped several neighbors who found themselves locked out for the exact same reason.
What surprises me most is that many modern residential buildings offer multiple access methods specifically because technology can fail. Common options include:
• Mobile App
• Fob
• Access Card
• PIN Code
Having only one access method for residents creates an unnecessary risk. A residential access system that can prevent residents from entering their own home simply because they left their phone on a table has a clear operational design flaw.
I still genuinely enjoy living here and appreciate the staff and management team. My hope is simply that management will reconsider the current policy and provide residents with at least one reliable backup method of entry. Technology is a great convenience, but it should never be the only way to access your home.